Medallion mounting



- June 23, 1925.

J. A. D'EDoUcH MEDALLION MOUNTING` Fil'd Jn. 19, 1925 Patentecl'June 23, 17925.

UNITED sT-A JOSEPH A. DEDOUCH, OF OAK PARK, ILLINOIS.

v MEDALLIONMOUNTING.

Application led January To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH A. DEDOUCH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Oak Park, in the countyof Cook and State of Illinois, have invented ka new and useful of Fig. 5 showing the medallion mounted on the face of a smooth surface;

Fig. 2 is a similar view showing a tool being inserted under the lower edge of the mounting to cause it to be released;

Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the releasing tool;

Fig. 4 'is a section on the line 4 of Fig. 5; and

Fig. 5 is a rear elevation showing the yieldable retaining member in place.

The embodiment illustrated comprises a dished elliptical medallion 10 having an inwardly extending bar or plate 11 which has a slot 12 therein which lies substantially parallel to the back of the medallion. The bar 11 is preferably substantially flush with the edges of the medallion as shown in Fig. 1, so as to bear upon the surface 13 to which it is to be secured, thereby acting as a support for the center dished plate.

A yieldable member 14 of spring bronze orl the like, has an opening 15 at one end by means of which it may be secured by a screw 16 or the like to a suspension bolt 1 7 of a well known type. This consists of a conical member surrounded by a jacket 18 of soft metal as lead which when forced into contact with the drilled hole 19 grips the inner surface of the hole so that any further pull on the tapered sleeve 17 causes the metal jacket 18 to grip the hole 19 more firmly.

With the yieldable member 14 thus se cured to theV face of the monument 13, the end 20 which is preferably depending from the point of support, is slightly offset, and the lower end 21 slightly curved upward so as to enable the dished plate to be passed thereover with the lower end 21 entering the slot 12. This lower end also has an inwardly 19, 1925. serial No. 3,530,

bent tongue 22 which yields to permit the portion 20fto' pass through the slot, but which expands outwardly as showny in Fig. 1, thereby preventing withdrawal of the same asl soon as ,this tongue has passed through the slot 12. Shoulders 23 on each side of the member make Contact with the opposite side of the bar 11 at the instant the tongue 22 passes through, thereby firmly locking the bar 11 with respect to the member 14 and preventing the plate 10, to which t'hebar 11 is secured from swingingv to any appreciable extent Vabout the member 14.

l Owing to the spring action of the member 14,*the plate' ispheldvyieldingly against the surface 13 of the monument'or other objects to which it is attached. Thus changes is pushed upwardly, it will pass under the outwardly curved end 21 and as' it advances will pass under the spring tongue 22, thereby causing it to be retracted so that the plate 10 may again be drawn down, bar 11 passing over the tongue 22. It will be understood that it is necessary to keep the tool 24 inserted only long enough to force the tongue 22 over the bar 11 after which the tool 24 may be withdrawn and the medallion may then be drawn down and off the lower end of the yieldable member 14.

If it is desired however that the medallion shall not be removed when it is once in place, the lower end of the member 14 may be turned in the reverse direction from that shown in Fig. 2 so that it will bear against the surface 13 thereby making it much more diliicult to insert any tool for removing the medallion.

It will be noted that the weight of the medallion is suspended from the bolt 17 which lies above its center of gravity so that it will remain in substantially the same position even though the member 14 becomes loose for any reason. While I have shown and described but a single embodiment of this invention, it is to be understood that it is capable of many i member adapted t0 pass between ,Seid bar eed plete edd te be fastened te e Surfeee te which it iS desired te Seeure Seid plate, .and ineens en seid member fer leelkiag' .Seid member en Seid bei when seid member has been ereed therethrough e predetermined distance.

eelebeeten, e. plete. bev-ins e derreeeien en ite under eide., e ber 'Secured thereto Within YSeid depressies, e aart ef Seid ber being flush with the edges of said Plate so .as te prevde .e @entrai suppert therefer,v e yelddble member adapted 'te Page between Seid bei' .end vplete eed te. be feeteaed te e eureee te which.v it is desired te Seeure .seid plete, eed means en Seid ber for locking' said member on said bar when said `meinber has been forced therethrough a predetermined distance.

'3. In combination, a plate having a depression on its under side, a bar secured thereto Within said depression, a yieldable member adapted to pass between said bar and plate and to be fastened to a surface to which it is desired to secure said plate, and a spring tongue on said member for locking said member on said bar when said member has been forced therethrough a predeterinined distance,

a. vIn combination, a plate having Aa depression on vits under side, a bar" secured thereto Within said depression, a yieldable member adapted to pass between said bar and plate, In'eans above the center of gravity of said plate for fastening said ineinber to a surface to which it is desired to secure said plate, and means on said member for locking said member Von said bar when said member has been forced therethrough a predetermined distance.

JOSEPH A. DEDOUCH- 

